GREE Announces $10 Million Investment Fund For Mobile Games Developers

GREE today officially announced details of the GREE Partners Fund, a new program focused on establishing long-term relationships with talented developers in the free-to-play mobile games industry. The fund will be run by Jim Ying, GREE International, Inc.’s VP of Publishing and Partners, and will enable GREE to invest an aggregate of $10 million through equity investments of $1 million or more.“As with our investment in MunkyFun, my goal is to create long-term partnerships with a small group of top developers whose experience positions them well to create games of exceptional quality from both a game play and revenue perspective, ” said Ying. In addition to the monetary investment, partners will benefit from GREE’s hands-on approach to knowledge and resource sharing with the ultimate goal being the release of outstanding games for players around the world.The GREE Partners Fund will offer a suite of benefits to GREE’s new partners, including access to tools and teams available to GREE’s own internal studios. GREE also plans to support partner titles through a variety of marketing efforts, monetization consulting, post-launch operations, and growth initiatives.The fund is currently considering applicants from North and South America. Developers can find additional information or submit an application at: www.greepartnersfund.comGREE continues to support and create leading mobile social gaming experiences for users and developers worldwide. For more information about GREE, visit www.gree-corp.com or follow us on Twitter at @GREE_Corp.About GREE, Inc.GREE is a global mobile social gaming company at the forefront of mobile technology. GREE is focused on building the world’s leading gaming ecosystem for users and developers, while creating and supporting unique free-to-play game content. GREE is continuing to expand globally and has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Amsterdam, Dubai, Sao Paolo, and Vancouver.GREE and the GREE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of GREE, Inc., in Japan and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.